EP 1372854 B1 20071212 - A BAFFLE FOR A FOOD WASTE DISPOSER TO REDUCE NOISE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Title (en)
A BAFFLE FOR A FOOD WASTE DISPOSER TO REDUCE NOISE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Title (de)
SCHEIDUNGSWAND ZUR GERAÜSCHVERMINDERUNG EINES KÜCHENABFALLZERKLEINERUNGSGERÄTES UND DAZUGEHÖRIGE VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
BAFFLE POUR BROYEUR DE DECHETS ALIMENTAIRES CAPABLE D'ATTENUER LES BRUITS ET PROCEDES CORRESPONDANTS
Publication
Application
Priority
- IB 0200359 W 20020206
- US 26662101 P 20010206
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2002104908A1] A baffle for a food waste disposer to reduce noise is disclosed. The baffle has a diaphragm that allows solid and liquid waste to pass through the diaphragm, and accordingly does not substantially affect the normal operation of the disposer. However, because the baffle covers the central opening in the conventional mounting gasket of the prior art, a direct path from the grinding mechanism in the disposer to the sink is blocked, thus muffling the noise coming from the grinding mechanism. Additionally, the disclosed baffles are preferably, but not necessarily, designed so as to create a water dam on their surface by impeding the flow of water from the sink faucet in a way to create a pool of water. The disclosed baffles may be installed in the drain opening of a sink above the conventional mounting gasket, although other embodiments are also disclosed.
IPC 8 full level
B02C 1/00 (2006.01); E03C 1/266 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
E03C 1/2665 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2002104908 A1 20020808; US 6719228 B2 20040413; AT E380591 T1 20071215; AU 2002228277 B2 20070118; CN 1293945 C 20070110; CN 1496284 A 20040512; DE 60224017 D1 20080124; EP 1372854 A2 20040102; EP 1372854 B1 20071212; ES 2294114 T3 20080401; WO 02062478 A2 20020815; WO 02062478 A3 20021017
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 6689302 A 20020204; AT 02710228 T 20020206; AU 2002228277 A 20020206; CN 02806421 A 20020206; DE 60224017 T 20020206; EP 02710228 A 20020206; ES 02710228 T 20020206; IB 0200359 W 20020206